Curtain.



G. E'. LAGKEY.

GURTAHL.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 1s,191 2.

Patented Jan. 21,1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21,1913.

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. LAoKnY, a citizen of the United States, and 'a resident of the city, county, and State of New York,

5 have invented certain new and usefulGurtains, of which; the following is a specification. I v

My invention relates to curtains such as are used for windows, and more partlcularly to curtains having a valance.

The object of my invention is to provide a valance curtain which will drape or hang in the most desirable manner and whlch Wlll remain in proper draped position when once hun li/fv oloject is to arrange the curtain'and its valance so that the valance will hang down straight without folds, while the curtain will drape in folds or curves, in a most arm tistic and pleasing manner; and the curtain with its valance is so made that the desired efiect will be produced by simply arranging .the same upon its support in the manner required by its construction; so that means i other than the curtain and its support are not required to produce the desired effect. The device is so made that, when once hung, the curtain and valance will always hang in the desired manner.

Another object of my invention is to .roduce a curtain of the above character w ich will add little or nothing to the ordinary cost of a curtain and in which unsightly devices will not be required to produce the de sired e dect.

l accomplish the above objects by a novel arrangement of the apertures or slots through which the curtain rod or-similar support is passed, so that the desired efi'ects will result from such arrangement.

In the drawings forming a part of this application, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a valance curtain, embodyin my invention, andshowing the artistic e ect which may be produced under my invention. Fig. 2 1s a rear elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is an enlar ed elevation of a portion of the curtain an valance. Fig. 4 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 5 is an elevation of a portion of the upper half of the valance, showing one arrangement of the apertures. Fi 6 is a similar view of-one of the curtain panels. 1 Fig. 7 is a sectional View, taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sec- 5 tional view, taken through the curtain and Application filed July 1 8, 1912. Serial No- 710,23;

valance where the supporting member or rod passes through them. Fig. 9 is an elevation showing another form of valance. Fig. 10 is a sectional view thereof, taken on the line 10-10 of Fig. 9, and Fig. 1'1 is a similar sectional view showing the curtain rod in the valance.

As previously stated, my invention relates to a valance curtain, and it may be used in connectimu with lace or similar curtains for decorating windows, or it may be used in connection with portieres or other similar draperies. The curtain proper is referably made in separate halves or pane s, and the valance is refer-ably, though not necessarily, forme separately from the curtain and in one iece, .that is, coextensive (when draped), wlth the width of the entire curtain. In either case, however, the curtain and valance are both arranged upon the. same support, and thedesired eflfect is produced by reason of the relative arrangement of the curtain, valance and support.

In Figs. 1 and 2, I have shown a curtain 1, formed of separate panels 2, 3, which may be made of lace, scrim, or any other material of which curtains or draperies'are usually made. They may have a border decoration a, or they may be plain, or be entirely covered with a design, the decorative character of the material forming no part of my invention. The most pleasing and artistic effects are produced when the curtain l, is draped so that itfalls in one or a number of folds or longitudinal curves 5. These folds or curves may be caused to form either near the outer edges 6, of the curtain, or at any desired location, but preferably they form from the outer edges to a line near the border 4, leaving a plain or smooth portion 7 near the middle line of the curtains" On the other-hand it is desirable that the valance 8 hang without folds or curves, or in a flat plane from end to end. In the ordinary method of constructing and supporting valance curtains it has been found impracti cable to arrange the curtain proper in folds or curves and the valance straight, especially when both curtain and valance were arranged u the same support, because the tendency o the valance was always to form port both curtain and valance upon the same "through the one next thereto; and so on,

throughout the length of the valance. These apertures 10 are arrangedequal distances apart throughout thevalanc'e and they are preferably the samein number as the corre sponding apertures in thecurtain as a whole. There may be a difference in the space 11, at the middle of the valance, where the curtain is formed of separate halves, so that the curtain will separate at the middle; Where it is desired to form a loop or heading '12 upon the upper edge of the valance,

by folding the same back upon itself along the line 13 a second row of apertures 14' is formed near the top edge of the valance, through which the rod 9 may also be passed.

-. The apertures 14, in such case,'will be arranged in vertical alinement with the apertures 10, in order that the rod may pass through apertures 10 and 14 at the same places.

.. Where the curtain 1 is formed of two ably not all spacedthe same distance apart separate halves or panels 2, 3, each of the latter will have a line of apertures 15 near theupper edge. The apertures are preferas the apertures 10. At leastsome of the apertures 15 are spaced a greater distance apart than the apertureslO, while others may, if desired, be spaced the same as the latter. For instance, if it is desired to have the folds or curves 5 of the panels 2, 3, near the outer edges, and straight or plane portions 7 near the middle of the burtam, then apertures 15 near the border portion 7 will be spaced apart the same distance as the apertures 10; while the remaining apertures of t e row 15 will be spaced a greater disstanc apart. All of the remaining apertures may be arrangeda greater distance apart than the apertures 15 and themselves equal or different distances apart, according to whether the folds 5 are to be of equal widths. For instance, the apertures 15 may be spaced farther apart than apertures 15*;

while the remaining apertures 15 of the row, may be spaced equally apart, but a greater distance than the distance between the apertures 15 or between apertures 15".

In any event two or more of the aperturesin row 15 will be spaced apart a greater distance than the space between corresponding apertures 10. Preferably, the valance has the same number of apertures 15, as the curtain which it overlies.

Where it is desired to have the decorative loop or heading 12 at the top of the valance,

the latter is turned back upon itself between the rows 'of apertures 10 and 1a to bring the apertures of both rows opposite each other. The curtain and valance may be arranged upon the rod by passing the latter back and forth through the several apertures in the manner shown in the drawings. If the rod is inserted first from the front, as shown in the drawings, it will be passed through the aperture 10 nearest one edge of the valance, thence through the aperture 14 in line therewith; and thence through the aperture 15 nearest the edge of say curtain member 2; The rod will pass from the latter aperture, behind the curtain and will I returned to the front thereof through the second aperture 15, the second aperture 14, and the second aperture 10. From the latter the rod will pass across the front of the valance to the third aperture 10. This operation is repeated until the rod has been passed back and forth through all the apertures in curtain member 2. The same operation is continued across the second half of the valance, and the member 3. Since the rod passes through apertures 10,. 14, and

also each time through an aperture in row 15, the latter apertures will necessarily come opposite the apertures 10. But, since the apertures 15, 15, were formed greater distances apart than apertures 10, loops, curves, og

or folds 5 will necessarily form in the curtain, between apertures 15 and l5 when the latter are retained in line with apertures 10. These curves or folds will extend down the length of the curtain and produce theefiect The valance, however, Wlll. be straight across, because there will not be sufiiclent material between the apertures 10 (and 14) for the valance to follow the folds of the curtain. The desired effect will thereno fore be obtained as a result of the arrangement of the partsas herein shown. The location of the curves or folds 5 will always remain the same, and they will be determined by the arrangement of apertures 15,

15". The folds 5 will always be present because the valance will prevent the curtain from sliding along the rod 'between'apertures 10.

In Figs. 9, 10 and 11 I have shown a somewhat different construction of the valance, whereby the curtain support or rod may be entirely hidden from view in the front. In this construction the valance 8"- is turned back upon itself along the top edge, to form a heading 16. Separated rows 17 and 18 of stitches secure the turned down portion 19 to the valance. Instead of providin the double row of apertures as in Fig. 5, provide, in this form, only one row of regularly spaced apertures 20, which are formed only in the turned down portion 19 and between the rows of stitches 17 and 18. The

curtain is preferably the same as in .the

All the advantages of the former construction are preserved. It will be under-' stood that the number and location of the curtain folds may be varied;

While I have described what I consider the best form of my invention I do not in tend thereby tollimit my invention to that form, as I deem all devices within the scope of my invention, which embody the subject matter of the annexed claims.

Having described .my invention what I claim is: r

1. A device of the character described, comprising a curtain and a valance therefor, said valance having a plurality of apertures across the same, and said curtain having a plurality of apertures across. the same, at least a plurality of said latter apertures being spaced a greater distance apart than corresponding apertures in said valance, for the purpose set forth.

2. A device of, the character described, comprising a curtain and a valance therefor, said valance having a plurality of rows of apertures across the same near one edge,

the apertures in said rows being arranged in vertical alinement, and said curtain having a plurality of apertures across the top thereof, at least a plurality of said latter apertures being spaced a greater distance apart than corresponding apertures in said valance, for the purpose set forth.

3. A device of the character described,

. apertur comprising a curtain composed of separate halves, and a valance for the curtain, said valance having apertures across the same, spaced apart equal distances, and said ourtain halves each having a row of apertures across the same, part of which are spaced apart equal distances to the apertures in said valance, and others spaced apart greater distances than said valance apertures, for the purpose set forth.

4-. A device of the character described, comprising a curtain and a valance, said valance having a row of equally spaced apertures, said curtain having a row of apertures, at least a plurality of which are spaced apart a greater distance than said valance apertures, and a supporting member passing alternately through said valance apertures and alternately through said curtain apertures corresponding withits .passage through said valance apertures, whereby said curtain will be caused to hang in folds or curves.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a curtain and a valance, said -valance having its upper edge turned down upon the valance, rows of stitches securin the turned down portion to the valance, said turned down portion having apertures arranged between said rows of stitches, said curtain having a row of apertures, at least a plurality of which are spaced greater distances apart than the apertures in said valance, and means passing through said es for supporting the curtain and valance.

Signed in the city, county and State of New York, this 16th day of July 1912.

GEO. E. LACKEY.

Witnesses:

. GEo. C. Coon,

C. W. KEUNEKI. 

